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Summary Sentence: BES Speaker Series: Jeff Foote, Southface Institute, Sustainability Consultant to The Coca-Cola Company
Full Summary: From farm to table to landfill, 80% of the environmental impact results in the supply chain. Come hear an international approach that is working to reduce waste along the chain.
Jeff FootePlease join us for a talk by sustainability consultant Jeff Foote, entitled “Climate Change Impacts on Coffee and Juice Supply Chains." Jeff has over 33 years of experience working on issues ranging from circular economy, clean-tech investments and corporate sustainability strategy, to refrigeration and water stewardship. Jeff recently joined Southface Institute as a Principal of Special Projects, providing sustainability support to the Costa Coffee Brand for The Coca-Cola Company. Jeff is also an investor in TreeZero, a copy that sells paper products made from recycled sugarcane waste. He has worked with over 120 foodservice companies on sustainability strategy; managed a lifecycle assessment; executed a carbon neutrality strategy; and assisted with development of participation in Reducing Emission from Deforestation and
Degradation REDD+ project. Jeff also edits and curates a period newsletter on sustainability and resourcefulness.
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business was founded in 2013 to act as a catalyst and connector, bringing together students, research faculty, companies, and entrepreneurs to create an environment where business-driven solutions to sustainability challenges can take shape and thrive. In all, Scheller provides students unparalleled breadth in environmental sustainability, ethics, corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and values-based leadership.
